Lebanon Township News

Winter 2020/2021

Recreation Commission and

Historians Committee

December, January, February

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Best wishes to all for a very happy holiday season and a healthy and happy New Year!

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Municipal Building 530 West Hill Road (908) 638-8523

Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

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Halloween Madness 2020 Lebanon Township DPW and the Lebanon Township Fire Department and EMS crews for assisting with parking cars and Many organizations and individuals helped orchestrate keeping our children safe. Halloween Madness 2020 and we couldn't have done it without their support. Thank you Patrolman Adrian LaRowe and Fire Gratefully, Official Gary Apgar for directing traffic, Police Chief Erik The Lebanon Township Recreation Commission Volunteers ~

Rautenberg, Kathy Goracy and Sergeant Jason Cronce for Jill Davis, Donna Guzzino, Laurie Hoffman, Darin McDowell, judging our costume parade and car decorating contests, Maria Naccarato and Meredith Tyers

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Halloween Madness 2020

Every year, traditions usher in a trick or a treat Dressed up in costumes and looking to scare, Memorial Park was the place to meet.

2020 is a little different, the world slowed its roll, things stopped for a bit, the virus has taken its toll. But Lebanon Township neighbors, resilient are we, COVID-19 wasn’t going to stop our party!

Staying safe by following the guidelines, We donned our masks and stayed apart. We still had our fun, While making good choices and being smart.

Happy, sugar loaded children surrounded, Laughter and spirit abounded! Creative costumes, carved pumpkins, decorated cars How lucky to live in this community of ours!

For the food pantry you brought extra snacks, Thank you for your donations, Many are grateful for your thoughtful acts.

We know this mess is such a bummer, But one day it will come to an end. Thank you Lebanon Township families, Despite it all, we’re happy you decided to attend. One day we’ll look back and cherish the memories made, And the extraordinary community spirit displayed.

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A Look Back at the Past

Lebanon Township was settled mainly by the Germans in the first half of the 18th century along with the English, Scots and Irish. However, it was the Lenni Lenape who inhabited Hunterdon County along with the rest of New Jersey, Delaware, southern New York and eastern Pennsylvania long before the arrival of the Europeans.

We are fortunate to have a great deal of historical documentation that provides insight into Lebanon Township’s early beginnings. Written records, photographs, first hand accounts from personal diaries, letters and postcards, meeting minutes and general store ledgers all tell a story about the creation of this community and the people who called it home. On the other hand, the Lenape Indians who lived here well before our time had no written history, aside from petroglyphs and pictographs. Petroglyphs The Jennings Petroglyph housed in the Walsh Library at Seton were carved and scraped into stone surfaces. The Jennings Hall University. Petroglyph, discovered in 1965 along the Delaware River in

Native American village sites found in the Musconetcong Valley. (Continued on page 5)

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(Continued from page 4) Sussex County, is a great example of an important local prehistoric rock carving. Pictographs were painted on natural surfaces such as wood, fabric, bark and other organic materials that unfortunately decayed from exposure or use. Since the European colonists did not understand their language or appreciate their culture, very little written documentation on the Lenape remains today.

Fortunately, through investigation and extensive research, archeologists, historians and anthropologists have been able to learn about the aboriginal occupation of this area. The Musconetcong Valley, which is defined as the area flanked by the Musconetcong and Schooley’s Mountain ridges to the southeast, and the Pohatcong and Allamuchy Mountain ridges to the northwest, was inhabited by the Munsee band of the Lenape. They were known as the “People of the Stony Country”. It’s a sure bet that to this day, Lebanon Township farmers, gardeners or anyone who’s tried to put a shovel in the ground, can relate to this reference to our rugged soil.

The Lenni Lenape, who inhabited this area as late as the early 1700s, created trails which were used for traversing the mountainous terrain of Hunterdon County. Later, many of these paths were used by colonists settling in the area and eventually evolved into some of the same roads we use today. One of the trails that crossed nearby was the Malayelick path. It was near the village of Pelouesse, which was located in present day The Village of Pelouesse plaque at Hampton Borough Park Hampton and across Route 31 on the Warren County side along was dedicated in 2011. the banks of the Musconetcong River. A series of semi- permanent agricultural villages existed up and down the river where the indigenous people made their home for a number of years, before exhausting the land and moving on. Access to water and fertile soil were primary factors in the locations they favored.

Not far from Lebanon Township, the largest known Paleo-Indian site in New Jersey (22 acres) was discovered in the early 1950s along the banks of the Musconetcong River in Asbury. The Paleo-Indian period in the Northeast lasted from about 12,000 BC to 10,000 BC. According to local archaeologist Herbert Kraft, indigenous people may have been attracted to the site for a number of factors: raw material availability, strategic point of animal migration, proximity to water and plant resources, and warmer seasonal temperatures. Kraft wrote numerous books about the Lenni Lenape and Paleo-Indians of New Jersey. In 1982, he donated a significant number of local Native American artifacts to the Lebanon Township Museum, which are on display on the second floor.

For Native Americans, the land held spiritual and practical significance and was shared by all living creatures. Like air, sun and water, it was an essential ingredient in life. In contrast, the Europeans viewed land as property to be owned, to be bought, The Plenge Archaeological Site marker located in Asbury. sold, divided and inherited. In their homeland, Europeans didn’t have the right to fish, hunt, farm, to take firewood or use land (Continued on page 6)

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(Continued from page 5) Hunters of the Past for recreational purposes without permission from the landowner. As it does for us today, the law protected property Hunting season is underway here in New Jersey and that’s got owner’s rights. But here in the New World, this idea of land us thinking about the hunting memorabilia in our archive. Do ownership was foreign to the Lenape, and as a result, it led to a you recognize the barn and hilly roadway in the image below? tenuous co-existence. While the colonists understood their gifts That’s Waldy Bagat’s farm on Hickory Run Road. These folks to be a means to trade for land, the Lenape saw them as an didn't have much help in regards to clothing, gear, and offering with the intention to share the land and co-exist. With electronics back then. No big cozy blind to keep the cold wind the language barrier, it must have been impossible for the Lenni off of you. No scent killers. No scopes. No camo! -Lenape to understand that they were signing away their land for trinkets. And those cars! We just can’t help but swoon over images like this, beautiful scenes of another era in Lebanon Township. Two In the end, the reality is, a lot of land was taken without decades after these photos were taken, Waldy’s generosity was permission. Over 150,000 acres were traded with metal knives instrumental in the development of the Hickory Run Family and pots, clothing, blankets, barrels of rum or hard cider, guns, Practice on Route 513. powder, and shot. This allowed for European settlers to enter into Hunterdon County in the early 18th century. By 1760, Every hunt has something about it that makes it special to the nearly all the Lenape had left New Jersey, forced to leave their people who experienced it. Photographs like these that preserve native lands, never again living as they had before the arrival of a memory, a place and time, give us a glimpse of what our the Europeans. community was once like. Have a hunting story or photo to share? The historians would love to hear from you. Send an email to [email protected].

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Dr. Howard Andrew Knox received his medical doctorate from Dartmouth College in 1908 and then accepted a position as a First Lieutenant in the US Army's newly formed Medical Reserve Corps. He retired from the military and began a private practice while studying and publishing articles on psychology and intelligence testing. In 1912, he was rehired by the Army and took a position administering intelligence tests at Ellis Island. Dr. Knox’s groundbreaking work took language and cultural differences into consideration when administering intelligence tests to immigrants. His research, including the development of his Knox Cube Imitation Test, has served as an important link to present-day intelligence testing.

In 1922, he moved to New Hampton and opened a private practice in his home on Musconetcong River Road. He died in 1949 and was buried at the Musconetcong Valley Cemetery in From the Museum … Hampton.

The extended museum closure has provided ample opportunity for researching not only the many fascinating artifacts here but also the many exceptional people who have called Lebanon Township home, from common factory workers and janitor- artists (yes, we’ve had more than one!) to medical pioneers and Hollywood starlets. Here are some of their stories:

A 1913 photograph of laborers of the Hopatcong Worsted Mill in Changewater came our way with just one person identified: 15-year-old Mabel Weyant, pictured below on the left. We have learned that she was born in New Hampton to William and Mabel “Fanny” Hoffman Weyant. She and her siblings Nellie, Maggie, William and Elmer all attended the New Hampton School (now the museum). Aside from working at the Mill, Mabel also cleaned for Dr. Knox.

Mabel Weyant’s younger sister, Maggie Weyant Mattison, attended a reunion for former New Hampton School students A wooden door from Dr. Knox’s office had an idyllic country held at the museum in 1982. scene painted on it by local artist Isaac Sharps. Ike, as he was known, was not only a talented visual artist but an accomplished musician as well, who was said to have played for all the local affairs. Harry Rymon, whose family still owns and operates Rymon & Sons on Route 31 in Washington, was a New Hampton School student who recollected taking fiddle lessons from Mr. Sharps. Ike’s sister, Mary, was a beloved teacher and, for a time, Ike also worked at the school as the custodian.

H. Donald Ross was born in a house on Musconetcong River Road and then built a house next door to live in with his wife Rosalie.

A self-taught artist who never pursued his art professionally, Don worked for several years as a carpenter before health problems forced him to take up a job as a janitor at Woodglen School. After a student showed the principal a Christmas card that Mr. Ross had made, he was also hired as the school’s part-

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(Continued from page 8) Martha Lorber was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 11, time art teacher, a position he maintained along with being a 1900, and began her Broadway career when she was still in her custodian for 13 years. teens. She played in the Ziegfeld Follies with Will Rogers in the 1920s and was able to show off her comedic talent when she Over 48 years, he made nearly 500 commissioned paintings, played opposite W.C. Fields for some of the Ziegfeld sketches. mainly of historical places in Hunterdon county. He won numerous awards for his pastels over the years and founded the In the 1930s, she broke away from musicals for a string of more Kittatinny Art Association. When he and his wife retired to dramatic roles. In 1941, she toured in a one-woman show called Florida in 1986, the community rallied to have a going away art Songs in Action and in 1951 she was hired by the US State show in his honor. Department for a cultural relations position. She was also a model, posing for works by pin-up artist Alberto Vargas, sculptor Harriet Whitney Frishmuth and several world-famous photographers.

In 1965, she retired to a home on Musconetcong River Road and dedicated herself to transforming her backyard into a lush oasis inspired by Monet’s gardens. She became an active member of the Hunterdon Hills Garden Club. She died at home at the age of 83.

If you have any personal memories of these or any other residents from Lebanon Township’s past, please let us know! Give Curator Gina Sampaio a call at (908) 638-8523 x405 or email [email protected].

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Winter 2020/2021 Page 11 Squiers Point Historians

The Squiers Point Historians of Lebanon Township, Inc. is proud to introduce this year’s Keepsake Ornament.

This elegant 3” porcelain disk features an original William Martin watercolor painting of the picturesque Woodglen schoolhouse, an historic building that was recently restored by its owners.

Lebanon Township acquired the land for the school from the SQUIERS POINT HISTORIANS UPDATE Apgar family in 1848 and originally built a stone building for “education, religious worship and singing school purposes.” The Squiers Point Historians of Lebanon Township, Inc. is This was replaced by a frame structure in the early 1900s that pleased to announce the construction of a new outbuilding was used into the 1950s, at which time it was decommissioned on the grounds of the Township of Lebanon Museum at New as a schoolhouse. After falling into disrepair, the property was Hampton. reacquired in 2019 by the Rich family, descendants of the original landowners. In 2019, the Squiers Point Historians accepted a donation of an antique bobsled from the Polt family who, for years, transported The “Old Woodglen School” has been lovingly restored and children to school in Lebanon Township. They then employed features the original Meneely Bell in the cupola. The Dennis Dillon of Point Mountain Carpentry, a local historic schoolhouse’s remarkable transformation has been noticed by all preservation advocate, to stabilize it and donated it to the who have seen it but might be admired the most by the many Lebanon Township Historians to be placed at the Lebanon former students who still reside in the township. Township Museum. This horse drawn bobsled was used to transport children to the Changewater district school in Lebanon Artist William Martin, of Lebanon Township, can often be Township in the 1920s. As the museum itself is a former found competing in plein air painting events throughout the schoolhouse, an early school omnibus helps tell the story of our region. He is a professional artist whose illustration work has local educational system more completely. been featured in numerous publications and mediums. He frequently shares his paintings on social media and his personal The antique bobsled had been subjected to outside weather website http://billdrawseverything.com. conditions for many years, and as stabilization work began on the sled, it quickly became apparent that appropriate space for Each of these exquisite ornaments comes with a gold cord and safe storage and display would be needed. Thanks to the joint elegant box for gift giving. They are being offered at $10 each or effort by the Squiers Point Historians and the Township’s 3 for $25; all proceeds support the historic preservation Historians Committee, a new outbuilding on the museum initiatives of the 501c non-profit Squiers Point Historians. Also grounds was proposed to house the bobsled along with other available for purchase are canvas tote bags, stoneware pottery items which may be acquired by the museum. Thanks to our featuring the Lebanon Township Museum, and 2016-2019 ball shed builder, Lancaster County Barns, the annex building is now ornaments highlighting historic township buildings. The 2020 complete. Old Woodglen School Keepsake Ornaments will be available to purchase in person at the Woodglen General Store and at The new Carriage Shed Museum Annex lives up to its name; Solstice Floral Shop. If you would like to purchase any of the expanding the amount of space available to the museum staff to above listed merchandise electronically, please send an email to create interactive, visually appealing and interesting exhibits for [email protected] to request a link to our new online the enjoyment and education of the public. The main room shop. features the restored bobsled as the focal point in providing a glimpse of historic life in our agricultural community. The Squiers Point Historians of Lebanon Township, Inc., is a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to preserve, maintain and Once the interior exhibit is complete and Covid-19 social improve historical structures and artifacts in the Township of Lebanon distancing restrictions are lifted, the Carriage Shed Museum in the County of Hunterdon in the State of New Jersey. New members Annex will be open to the public from April through October or from all municipalities are welcome to join year-round. Membership by request on days the museum is open. Please check the forms are available on our Facebook page: Squiers Point Historians of Lebanon Township or [email protected]. museum’s website for information on a future dedication ceremony.

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The Squiers Point Historians of Lebanon Township, Inc. 40 Musconetcong River Road Hampton, NJ 08827

MEMBERSHIP FORM 2021

New: ____ Renewal_____

Name ______

Address ______

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Family: ____ $25 Individual: ____ $15 Senior: _____$10 Student _____$ 5 Patron/Commercial ______$100

Membership year runs from January 1 through December 31. Any renewed or new membership in November and December this year will continue through December 31, 2021.

Please make check payable to: Squiers Point Historians of Lebanon Township, Inc. Mail to address above. [email protected] Facebook: Squiers Point Historians of Lebanon Township

All renewal and new memberships will receive a hand-fashioned Membership Pin and the opportunity to purchase, at a discount, our beautiful porcelain “Old Woodglen School” commerative keepsake; the first in a series, along with discounts on all items sold by Squiers Point Historians.

The Squiers Point Historians of Lebanon Township, Inc., is a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to preserve, maintain and improve historical structures and artifacts in the Township of Lebanon in the County of Hunterdon in the State of New Jersey. New members from all municipalities are welcome to join year-round. Membership forms are available on our Facebook page: Squiers Point Historians of Lebanon Township or [email protected].

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

Winter 2020/2021 Page 13 Recycling

Recycling has Changed Recycling News

Lebanon Township will no longer be holding the monthly Not only is recycling the right Recycling Depot in the parking lot behind the Municipal thing to do, it is also the law in Building. Instead, a recycling dumpster has been placed in the New Jersey. Hunterdon County parking lot and is available for residents to drop off their and Lebanon Township work recyclable materials at any time. The dumpster will be emptied together to try to make recycling on a weekly basis. convenient.

Please understand that it is extremely important that materials The Hunterdon County placed in the dumpster, are actually recyclable. The service Residential Recycling Program is provider scrutinizes the contents of the dumpster; if there are held at the Hunterdon County too many non-recyclable materials, none of the material will be Transfer Station/Recycling recycled and will instead be sent to a landfill. Depot, 10 Petticoat Lane, Annandale. The Transfer Station Please refer to the information below to determine whether or is open Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM and Saturday, not something can be placed in the recycling dumpster. 7:00 AM to 12:45 PM. Please check their website for COVID- Detailed information is also available at https:// 19 related closures. recyclingsimplified.com/recycling-basics/. ITEMS ACCEPTED FOR RECYCLING AT DO Recycle these Items: THE TRANSFER STATION: Glass bottles or jars with lids attached Plastic bottles or jugs with lids attached  Aluminum cans: Only empty beverage cans will be Metal cans accepted. Other aluminum items WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Flattened cardboard  Cardboard, chipboard & brown paper bags: Non-mixed paper – remove bubble wrap from padded Corrugated, chipboard (boxboard) and brown paper bags will envelopes and plastic windows from paper envelopes be accepted. Cardboard should be tied or placed in another cardboard container (box). Cardboard with food or food residue DON’T Recycle these Items: WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Plastic bags of any kind  Glass bottles and jars: Food and beverage container glass Items which are wet with rings and caps removed will be accepted. All containers Items which contain food or food residue, including pizza MUST be emptied and rinsed. Cups, drinking glasses, dishes, boxes with grease residue ovenware, window glass, lead crystal, TV tubes, light bulbs, Bubble wrap or Styrofoam mirrors or any other type of glass product WILL NOT BE Unattached lids – they are too small – instead, attach them to ACCEPTED. the bottle or jug they came from  Hard covered books  Junk mail & office paper: Un-shredded junk mail and office paper will be accepted. Junk mail and office paper should be tied or placed in a cardboard container (box). Shredded or bagged junk mail and office paper WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  Newspaper: Newspaper tied with string or twine will be accepted. Newspaper bound in tape or other materials WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  Paperback books  Plastics bottles # 1-7: Plastic bottles # 1-7 that originally contained liquids are accepted. All containers MUST be emptied and rinsed.  Telephone books  Tin and bi-metal cans: Are accepted if all food and other residue have been removed. Labels do not have to be removed.

Please check the recycling page of the Hunterdon County website, www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/recycling.html, for information about special county hazardous waste and electronics recycling events.

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Winter 2020/2021 Page 16 Bunnvale Library Education

NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY

Bunnvale Library is open to the public at 25% capacity and we are STILL DOING CURBSIDE PICKUP!

 Masks are mandatory when entering the library.  Social distancing of 6 feet is required.  Bunnvale Library has safety protocols in place; book drop, FROM THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP doorknobs, computer keyboards and copiers are disinfected SCHOOL DISTRICT ... daily and after each use.  Please put ALL items in the book drop before entering the Substitutes Needed library. This will be our protocol until further notice. The Lebanon Township School District is looking for substitute teachers, paraprofessionals and nurses for Valley View and The Anne Rambo Curio Cabinet has been a staple at the Woodglen Schools. Substitutes are paid at $100 per day. If you library since the late 1980s. Patrons have been displaying their are interested, please contact the Lebanon Township Board of crafts, collectibles, talents and hobbies for over 30 years. If Education at (908) 638-4521. anyone has anything they would like to display in the cabinet, please call or stop by the library. The display changes monthly and there are slots open for 2021. Kindergarten If you have a child eligible for 2021-2022 kindergarten at

Valley View School, please fill out all New December will feature Jill Brown’s crocheted snowflakes. Patty Student Registration documents located on our website at Wentz will display a Pokemon collection for January. A www.lebtwpk8.org under District Forms. Valley View Porcelain Doll collection will be presented by Klaudia kindergarten is a full day program. Children must be five years Kowalewski for February. old by October 1, 2021. If you have any questions, call our

office at (908) 832-2175 or email [email protected]. New The Knitting and Crocheting Club will be suspended until Student Registration is due by March 1, 2021. further notice!

Due to Covid-19, the Book Club is temporarily meeting at the Preschool Lebanon Township Memorial Park pavilion the fourth The Lebanon Township School District offers a preschool Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm. Tentatively, The Color program for children ages 3 and 4. There are a limited number of Water by James McBright will be discussed in January. of spaces given out by a lottery drawing. The lottery drawing Educated by Tara Westover is February’s pick. for the 2021-2022 preschool will be held at the February 2021 Board of Education Meeting. At this time the library is not accepting donations. Please fill out all New Student Registration as well as the Preschool Application/Agreement located on our website at “Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no www.lebtwpk8.org under District Forms. If you have any future.” RAY BRADBURY questions call our office at (908) 832-2175 or email [email protected]. The deadline for Preschool Hours: Wednesday 1:00 - 8:00 PM enrollment is February 1, 2021. Thursday & Friday 9:00AM - 5:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Telephone: (908) 638-8523 x401

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LTPTA is launching an Invest in Your Child fundraising campaign. This campaign will help replace lost revenue from canceled events and allow the LTPTA to implement new strategies to support distance learning, social/emotional health and family engagement throughout the year.

The best part...  100% of your Invest in Your Child donation will benefit the LTPTA community  You don’t have to buy anything you don’t want or need  Donations are tax-deductible

Lebanon Township PTA Membership With each suggested $25 donation to the Invest in Your Child The Lebanon Township PTA (LTPTA) serves both Valley View campaign, the LTPTA will be in a stronger position to positively (preK-4) and Woodglen (5-8) Schools. Our mission is to make impact our children’s school experience during an especially every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering challenging year. We understand families may be experiencing families and communities to advocate for all children. By financial hardship and this is not intended to be a burden. We supporting the LTPTA, you are supporting your school, your welcome any and all contributions. children and your community. To support our fundraiser, please visit https:// We have 134 LTPTA members and counting. THANK YOU! lebtwppta.new.memberhub.store/store. We also invite you to Your membership is the strength and foundation of our PTA. like and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ When you become a member, you are joining parents and LTPTA/. For more information, please contact us at teachers to help our schools provide a quality education and [email protected]. positive learning environment for our children. We invite you to attend our (virtual) meetings and to get involved. The LTPTA Got Box Tops? Scan and clip to support our depends on volunteer participation and input to be successful. schools! We want to hear from you! THANK YOU for supporting our schools 10 cents at a time! Box Tops for Education are a great way to help support the Dues are $10 annually and you can register and pay online at our LTPTA with products you are already buying. Learn more and new MemberHub site https://lebtwppta.new.memberhub.store/ create a free account at BTFE.com. Search zip code 07830 and store. A portion of your membership dues also supports the choose Valley View School to credit your box tops earnings to National PTA and the New Jersey State PTA, which create the LTPTA. Then download the app and start earning! There are policies that support the educational needs of children and multiple ways to participate: promote family engagement and strong partnerships between schools and the communities they serve.  Clip traditional Box Tops and drop them off at four

convenient locations: the Lebanon Township Municipal

Building, Bunnvale Library, Valley View School or

Woodglen School.

 Download the new app today! The app scans your store

receipt, automatically finds participating products and

instantly adds Box Tops to our schools earnings online.

 Register your Shop Rite Price Plus card at https:// www.shopriteformyschool.com/ for even more earnings! There is no fee to join or participate. The Bonus Box Tops earned from your purchases are automatically credited to our schools. ShopRite for My School is a year-round program and your earnings never expire.  Submit digital receipts: Forward your email receipt to [email protected] using the same email that's associated with your BTFE account. Invest in Your Child The LTPTA raises money through membership, fundraising and donations. Funding is necessary to provide a safe and effective learning experience for our school community. Therefore, the

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Winter 2020/2021 Page 19 From the Deputy Clerk’s Community News

Office Lower Valley ATTENTION DOG Presbyterian Church OWNERS - NEW FEES 445 County Road 513 2021 dog license renewals are due by Califon, NJ January 31, 2021. State Statute requires owners of all dogs seven months of age or older to annually apply to the licensing 18th Annual Giving Fair clerk of the municipality in which he or she December 1 - 21 resides for a dog license. In order for the license to be issued, the owner must present proof that a licensed veterinarian has vaccinated the dog against rabies and that the duration of immunity from that vaccination extends through at least ten Do you have someone on your holiday shopping list who is months of the twelve-month licensing period. An exemption to difficult to shop for? Someone who doesn’t need or want the rabies inoculation requirement shall be granted if the owner anything? We’ve got a solution for you. Get a start on your presents written certification from a licensed veterinarian that holiday shopping and purchase symbolic gifts through the dog cannot be vaccinated due to a medical condition or donations to numerous local, regional and international course of therapy. organizations.

Please renew your dog’s 2021 license in January to avoid In keeping with the ever-changing way of doing things in 2020, the late fee! this year's Annual Giving Fair has become our first ever Virtual NEW LICENSE FEES: unaltered dog - $15, altered dog - $12. Giving Fair. The event will be held entirely on-line and run LATE REGISTRATION FEE: beginning February 1, an from Giving Tuesday, December 1 until December 21. Please additional $25 late fee per dog. join us at givingFair.lowervalley.org to participate.

From February 1, 2021 on, the fee for renewal is $40 for an Here's how it works … You make a donation to a non-profit unaltered dog or $37 for an altered dog. Make checks payable organization in honor of someone you wish to give a gift to; to Lebanon Township Dog Account or LTDA. you receive a gift card to present to the person you are

honoring; you both get to experience the joy of helping If you have recently moved to the township or have adopted a someone in need; and, the organization receives much needed new dog, an application for licensing your new addition can be funds to continue its work. found on the township website at www.lebanontownship.net/ departments/clerk.aspx or you may come to the Municipal We have gifts available for any budget and your gifts will go a Building, Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 11:00 am or 1:00 - 4:30 pm long way in helping people who desperately need them! to register your dog. Please bring a current rabies certificate, the certificate if spayed or neutered and payment by cash or check. If you need assistance or have any questions, please contact the Sorry we do not accept credit or debit cards. church office at (908) 832 -2933 or email

[email protected]. If you need more information or have any questions, please call Kim at (908) 638-8523 x102 or email [email protected].

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The Task Masters, A Group of Lebanon something that helps people,” McGreevy said.

Township Teens Work To Raise Money In They are balancing classes at home and in school and they will Support Of The Outreach Connection continue to do what they can throughout the school year while also looking ahead to continually make a difference.

Voorhees High School Local resident and homeowner Venetia Weeks said, “Although Sophomore 16-year-old they are young, they work really hard. They show up on time, Liam McGreevy, take direction, hardly take breaks, and they’re just a great decided he wanted to group.” work this summer and help people due to the coronavirus pandemic. He offered to work to help people with tasks they couldn’t complete. There was such a large North Hunterdon demand that he recruited Food Pantry four of his friends to join in - John Hanlon, If you need assistance in feeding your family, Becket Thomas, Chris the North Hunterdon Food Pantry in Saam and Nick Lebanon Township can help. Burinsky. They all agreed that working to help the community and The pantry distributes food the second Thursday of a local charity was a each month, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. great initiative. They call themselves the Task Masters. They began their quest in June just after the school year and plan to We are located at: continue for years to come. 24 Skinner Road “It was right at the beginning of COVID. I wanted to get into the Glen Gardner working world and realized it was a good time – people needed stuff done,” Liam said in an interview on WCBS Radio 880. Upcoming Distribution Date: December 10 “After I worked for my first few clients and got some excellent reviews it snowballed,” McGreevy said. December 18 The demand was so high he felt he could earn more than he or Special Christmas Distribution his friends needed for themselves. Everything for a Christmas Dinner

“I started thinking that I, as a child, don’t need that much money. I figured I could donate part of the earnings to charity. I ** Clients remain in their cars and volunteers asked my friends, and they agreed.” said the 16-year-old. deliver food selections.

Working together they raised $1,000 to donate to the local food For additional information, bank and clothing outlet, The Outreach Connection run by please call (908) 537-4824, option #2. Shannon Laul.

“At that age, to choose not to keep all the money for themselves, Leave a message or visit us the second Thursday of especially working physically hard, is pretty amazing,” she said each month at the pantry. in an interview on WCBS Radio 880.

The teens are happy to give back during these difficult times and hope it can help not only those in need but also help the community check off their task lists.

“It makes me and my friends feel proud to be a part of

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TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE FIRE - POLICE - EMS Beverly Koehler (908) 638-8523 x504 [email protected] Police Emergency 911 Marc Laul, Deputy Mayor (908) 638-8523 x503 [email protected] Police Dispatch (908) 638-8515 Tom McKee (908) 638-8523 x502 [email protected] Chief, Erik Rautenberg (908) 638-8523 x201 Mike Schmidt, Mayor (908) 638-8523 x501 [email protected] Office Manager, Kathy Goracy (908) 638-8523 x203 Emergency Medical Services 911 Brian Wunder (908) 832-2042 [email protected] Fire Department Emergency 911 MEETINGS Chief, Robert Pek (908) 638-4550 Meetings held at the Municipal Building unless otherwise specified Fire Official, Gary Apgar (908) 638-8523 Township Committee 7:00 PM 1st & 3rd Wed Open Burn Fire Permit (Andover Forestry Off.) (973) 786-6350 Board of Health 6:30 PM 1st Wed as needed Office of Emergency Management Planning Board 7:00 PM 1st Tues Coordinator, Joseph Maurizio (908) 310-8122

Board of Adjustment 7:30 PM 4th Wed Tewksbury Township Municipal Court (908) 832-7684 Environmental and Open Space Commission 7:00 PM 1st Mon Hunterdon County Board of Health (908) 788-1351

Park Committee 7:00 PM 2nd Mon

Agricultural Advisory Board 7:00 PM 2nd Mon SCHOOLS Recreation Commission 7:30 PM 1st Thurs Valley View School Grades K – 4 (908) 832-2175 Library Committee 7:30 PM 2nd Wed at the Library Woodglen School Grades 5 – 8 (908) 638-4111 Historians 7:00 PM 2nd Thurs at the Museum Voorhees High School Grades 9 –12 (908) 638-6116

TOWNSHIP CONTACTS

Business Administrator James Barberio (908) 638-8523 x112 Email: [email protected] Township Clerk, Registrar of Vital Statistics, Karen Sandorse (908) 638-8523 x101 Email: [email protected] Scheduling of Municipal Building Meeting Rooms Deputy Clerk, Dog Licensing Agent, Deputy Registrar, Kimberly Jacobus (908) 638-8523 x102 Email: [email protected] Reserving the Memorial Park Pavilion or Fields Planning Board Clerk & Board of Adjustment Gail Glashoff (908) 638-8523 x103 Email: [email protected] Secretary Tax Collector Ann Marie Silvia (908) 638-8523 x104 Hours: Thursday 8:00 AM to 12 Noon and Thursday 5:15 – 7:15 PM Assessor Erica Brandmaier (908) 638-8523 x105 Email: [email protected] Hours: Thursday evenings, 5:30 - 8:00 PM or by appointment Recycling Coordinator Joann Fascenelli (908) 638-8523 x106 Zoning Officer John Flemming (908) 638-8523 x107 Hours: Wednesday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM and Thursday 4:00 - 8:00 PM Department of Public Works Warren Gabriel (908) 638-8523 x301 Email: [email protected] Animal Control Police (908) 638-8515 (908) 638-8523 x401 Hours: Wed 1:00 - 8:00 PM, Thurs & Fri 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Bunnvale Library Sat 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (908) 638-8523 x405 Hours: Tues 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Thurs 1:00 - 8:00 PM, Township of Lebanon Museum Sat 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM Recreation Commission Maria Naccarato Email: [email protected] EOS Commission / Green Team Adam Duckworth Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Webmaster & Newsletter Karen Newman Email: [email protected] Construction Office, Christy Hoffman Farm, 108 Rt 512, Califon, NJ 07830 (908) 832-5552 Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

TOWNSHIP OF LEBANON

Lebanon Township Municipal Building 530 West Hill Road Glen Gardner, NJ 08826

Phone: 908-638-8523 Fax: 908-638-5957 Email: [email protected]

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